Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Pro)
Stern, 2020Quoted from Atari_Daze:By trying to help someone recover stolen property?
MY MISTAKE to see so many coincidences and ask for someone with more knowledge than I to look into it.
I had no idea MY MISTAKE would hurt so many feelings.
Seems like you are the only one with hurt feelings. He just asked to correct your post. Takes 30 seconds and will cover any sort of misunderstanding later on.
Quoted from Atari_Daze:By trying to help someone recover stolen property?
MY MISTAKE to see so many coincidences and ask for someone with more knowledge than I to look into it.
I had no idea MY MISTAKE would hurt so many feelings.
just a minor mistake like the wrong games. details...
Wow if you can't throw completely unfounded and inaccurate accusations of grand theft pinball at other Pinsiders without apologizing and correcting our libel without getting shamed, what CAN you do around here?
This place sux now! It's cancel culture!!!
Quoted from CrazyLevi:Wow if you can't throw completely unfounded and inaccurate accusations of grand theft pinball at other Pinsiders without apologizing and correcting our libel without getting shamed, what CAN you do around here?
This place sux now! It's cancel culture!!!
I am thinking about cancelling my Amazon Prime video service.....
Rob
Quoted from Rob_G:I am thinking about cancelling my Amazon Prime video service.....
I'm canceling my membership to the Jelly of the Month Club.
Quoted from GoldenOreos:damn I just found out this is the TMNT I sold earlier this year. I bought it NIB. sorry this happened to you, really sucks.
If you have any original paperwork with serial number. That would help the op greatly. Really don't see any way to prove the game was his without it.
Quoted from arcademojo:If you have any original paperwork with serial number. That would help the op greatly. Really don't see any way to prove the game was his without it.
his distributor still have that info!
A Christmas miracle has occurred! I owe the pinside community a debt of gratitude. Everybody looking out for this game made it possible so that today the game was taken into police custody. The thief had sold it to what sounds like is basically a pawn shop for $300 and they tried to sell it to Ripple. He contacted me and we determined it was indeed my pin. He set up a police sting and they recovered the pinball today! I was told it would take months to sort out and get my pin from the police, but at least it has been found and it is in police custody. Again, thank you to everybody that helped with this and especially ripple! You guys are amazing and it is really awesome to know that this community had my back. The police in Tennessee and Colorado basically had told me I would never see the pinball again and I had lost hope. Between the Police in Idaho and Ripple I should be getting my pin back at some point. Still has to get from Idaho to Colorado once they release it and you can bet I will not be using Uship!
I am a little shocked the police setup a sting on this! No surprise that the methheads only got $300 for it. Just a quick drug money score for them .. Absolutely floored that it was recovered though — that is amazing!!! Very cool!!
Awesome! So happy to hear they found it!
And the thieves are likely meth-heads to steal a nice machine and then sell it for only $300.
Quoted from ripple:I am ripple. I will post all the details when I get a chance. Just coming down from a long day playing detective.
You are a hero! May many Christmas miracles come your way kind sir.
Quoted from tigzzz:A Christmas miracle has occurred! I owe the pinside community a debt of gratitude. Everybody looking out for this game made it possible so that today the game was taken into police custody. The thief had sold it to what sounds like is basically a pawn shop for $300 and they tried to sell it to Ripple. He contacted me and we determined it was indeed my pin. He set up a police sting and they recovered the pinball today! I was told it would take months to sort out and get my pin from the police, but at least it has been found and it is in police custody. Again, thank you to everybody that helped with this and especially ripple! You guys are amazing and it is really awesome to know that this community had my back. The police in Tennessee and Colorado basically had told me I would never see the pinball again and I had lost hope. Between the Police in Idaho and Ripple I should be getting my pin back at some point. Still has to get from Idaho to Colorado once they release it and you can bet I will not be using Uship!
If it was sold to a pawn shop, they should have ID and possibly a fingerprint card on file for the seller (not sure on fingerprint card depending on state laws). For sure they have ID assuming it’s a legit pawn shop that’s following rules. Shit will roll down hill from there.
Great work!
Quoted from ripple:I am ripple. I will post all the details when I get a chance. Just coming down from a long day playing detective.
Quoted from Coindork:If it was sold to a pawn shop, they should have ID and possibly a fingerprint card on file for the seller (not sure on fingerprint card depending on state laws). For sure they have ID assuming it’s a legit pawn shop that’s following rules. Shit will roll down hill from there.
They had to have known it was hot by only offering 300 bucks
Quoted from mr9865:They had to have known it was hot by only offering 300 bucks
Right? I mean a tmnt pinball google should show them some prices
Quoted from mr9865:They had to have known it was hot by only offering 300 bucks
Maybe, maybe not.
If they were honest and thought it was stolen they would have tried to do their due diligence before trying to sell it.
OP said the pawn shop was trying to sell it, not find out if it was stolen.
The $300 offer price is certainly risk adverse to say the least.
Quoted from ripple:I am ripple. I will post all the details when I get a chance. Just coming down from a long day playing detective.
Not all hero’s wear capes, but you should see if you look wearing one…think shorter Lando cape.
That’s great news! Obvious that the people that stole it had no clue what to do with it! Way to go ripple!!!
Quoted from ripple:I am ripple. I will post all the details when I get a chance. Just coming down from a long day playing detective.
Please include how much the pawn shop tried to sell it to you for.
Quoted from ripple:I am ripple. I will post all the details when I get a chance. Just coming down from a long day playing detective.
Ripple FTW!!!!
My heart was sinking as I read this thread. tigzzz it sounds like it might work out for you.
This sounds SO similar to what happened to a good friend lately. He was a co-worker and retired from Calera, AL, to Panama City, FL.
He went with an inexpensive broker with a cheaper price. First red flag. If the mover shows up in a rental, they are not professionals. At least not to me and my stuff! Anyway, they said it would be 3 days for delivery. 8 days later they flipped the truck over about 30 miles from the destination. Truck impounded, the unlicensed driver arrested. Even with that, they somehow got OUT. Used the old COVID exposure excuse for not delivering. Anyway, about two or three weeks later they should up and delivered some of the stuff, and broken at that. There was tons of other stuff missing. This was in August, and it's still not resolved.
He's working with his homeowner's insurance company, since it will cover the loss.
So, on the bright side, it's just a pin, and not a home move.
It really made my day to read your update! Hope it works out quickly. Merry Christmas!
Man I like a "good guy wins" story - Thanks!
-Rob
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Every pinball machine should have this $30 add on. https://www.amazon.com/Apple-MX542AM-A-AirTag-Pack/dp/B0932QJ2JZ/ref=sr_1_3
this happened to rob anthony a few years back, all three games ended up at the pawn shop too. took forever for them to get it straightened out, but finally did. congrats.
First, great work to all involved!
Just read an article about using AirTags. Apple will alert your phone if someone else’s AirTag is moving with you. The example used was that thieves were putting AirTags on expensive cars and then seeing where they were parked at night. But if the driver had an iPhone, he would be alerted to this and could force it to make a noise to locate and disable. So presuming our thieves had Androids this works, but with an iPhone they’d know. That being said, low odds they could pop the play field and find it. Still worth it as cheap insurance.
Quoted from ThisNotes4U:Every pinball machine should have this $30 add on. amazon.com link »
Quoted from ripple:I am ripple. I will post all the details when I get a chance. Just coming down from a long day playing detective.
Awesome job bro, what Pinside is about.
Quoted from roffels:Pretty wild to go through all the work of stealing a pinball machine for a measly $300.
You've obviously never been a crackhead! Let's spend all day salvaging copper scraps just for enough money to get high once, yay!
Quoted from snakesnsparklers:You've obviously never been a crackhead! Let's spend all day salvaging copper scraps just for enough money to get high once, yay!
I’m guessing they’ll only get a slap on the wrist anyway.
Quoted from Coindork:If it was sold to a pawn shop, they should have ID and possibly a fingerprint card on file for the seller (not sure on fingerprint card depending on state laws). For sure they have ID assuming it’s a legit pawn shop that’s following rules. Shit will roll down hill from there.
The case is solved..relax & wait for the conclusion story!
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